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Originally Posted by BigRuss

Yes all you need is a replacement ignition barrel complete with key blades
Swapping it over you need to put your old one in position 1 and you will see two indents that align to make a hole.
Insert a piece of suitable sized diameter stiff wire into the hole to release the catch. It can take bit of fiddling about but once the catch is released you should be able to withdraw the lock.

If you get a replacement then you'll be able to see how it all works

The transponder rings are not coded so if your replacement one has one on you don't need to swap your original one over

To fit the replacement insert key into lock turn to position 1 and then slide in the lock it will only locate properly in the correct position.

Once done swap the replacement key blades on to your original key cases or transfer the remote board and transponder chip over and you should be good to go

It's up to you if you want to change the door/ boot locks if fitted, but recommend you do otherwise you'll have to carry around the other key in case you need to unlock the car should the battery go flat

Russ

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NO problem now, all done, new barrel fitted with original card reader., two new keys with electrics from old keys swapped over. Fitting new barrel in place on column, absolute doddle, just as long as you put it back the same way you took it out!!!But nothing to turn or line up as other posts appear to indicate. With the new barrel in place keys move in and out like new (which of course they are).
Biggest job was tearing the front door apart, remove the glass and replace the locking mechanism to suit new keys, all in all took about 3 hours in the brilliant Devon sunshine.
One tip, rather than prise off the card reader around the barrel, which in my case is 19yrs old with the plastic looking extremely brittle!!I just held the old barrel gently in a vice then with a 1/4" bladed screwdriver blunt ended, not knife edge,just gently tapped equally around the four hold down segments and sure enough within seconds the card reader popped off totally intact and unmarked.
My sincere thanks to Clinte, Russ, Chris, Trikey and of course not forgetting Terry.

Should have made the point that "Terry" drove 4hrs (round trip 8 hours!) to come to my aid,and talk about his knowledge, I went in to make a coffee and in that time he had changed barrel, swopped over electrics in keys plus replaced covers around steering column and was starting on door card.Really nice guy who really knows his Rovers,a pleasure to discuss car with him, plus to see frist hand his professionalism. He was even prepared to change steering column, but decided mine was in good shape so stayed with it...